---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 150.608"
title: "33"
number: "150.608"
heading: "Who is responsible for ensuring that the personnel use or wear protective equipment and are trained in its use?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/150.608"
---

# §150.608. Who is responsible for ensuring that the personnel use or wear protective equipment and are trained in its use?

- (a) Each deepwater port operator must ensure that all personnel wear personal protective equipment when within designated work areas.
- (b) Each deepwater port operator must ensure that:
  - (1) All personnel engaged in the operation are trained in the proper use, limitations, and maintenance of the personal protective equipment specified by this subpart;
  - (2) The equipment is maintained and used or worn as required by this subpart; and
  - (3) **The equipment is made available and on hand for all personnel engaged in the operation.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), (j)(5), (j)(6), (m)(2), 1509(a); 46 U.S.C. 70034; E.O. 12777, sec. 2; E.O. 13286, sec. 34, 68 FR 10619; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.